'Country' in the Bible
And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they went back to their [own] country by another route.
And they forced a certain man who was passing by, Simon of Cyrene (the father of Alexander and Rufus), who was coming from the country, to carry his cross.
Now in those days Mary set out [and] traveled with haste into the hill country, to a town of Judah,
And fear came on all those who lived near them, and in all the hill country of Judea all these events were discussed.
And after not many days, the younger son gathered everything [and] went on a journey to a distant country, and there he squandered his wealth [by] living wastefully.
And [after] he had spent everything, there was a severe famine throughout that country, and he began to be in need.
And he went [and] hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to tend pigs.
Therefore he said, "A certain nobleman traveled to a distant country to receive for himself a kingdom and to return.
And as they led him away, they seized Simon, a certain [man] of Cyrene, who was coming from the country, [and] placed the cross on him, to carry [it] behind Jesus.
Now the Passover of the Jews was near, and many went up to Jerusalem from the [surrounding] country before the Passover, so that they could purify themselves.
Now he was very angry with the Tyrians and Sidonians. So they came to him with one purpose, and [after] persuading Blastus, {the king's chamberlain}, they asked for peace, because their country was supported with food from the king's country.
Bible Theasaurus
- Area (190 instances)
- Commonwealth (2 instances)
- Country (613 instances)
- Hamlet (2 instances)
- Home (454 instances)
- Land (2583 instances)
- Nation (326 instances)
- State (107 instances)
Reverse Interlinear
Perichoros
'erets
Chebel
Maqowm